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Due South

NC News Roundup: The 'big, beautiful bill' + NC. Shrimp, cell phones, and hemp at the NCGA. Gov. Stein's vetoes.

By Jeff Tiberii,

Rachel McCarthy

Published June 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM EDT

The Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen in Jan. 2025.

This week on the North Carolina News Roundup...

A policy dispute over North Carolina waterways ends in celebration for local shrimpers.

A ban on smartphones in public schools could soon become the law of the land.

How many billions would the state lose under the “big, beautiful bill”?

Plus, Gov. Stein’s vetoes and a legislative session wrap up.

Co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by reporters from the Triangle and DC to dig into the week’s news.

Guests

Mary Helen Moore, Reporter, NC Newsroom

Lucille Sherman, Reporter, Axios Raleigh

Bryan Anderson, Freelance Reporter, Creator of the “Anderson Alerts” newsletter

Reuben Jones, Washington Reporter covering North Carolina, Spectrum News

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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